If I had to pick one meal that could give you a taste of who I am and where I come from it is undeniably this slow-cooked Tomato Ragu. It is a part of my childhood, part of my family legacy, it practically oozes through my veins. This year, as an ambassador for Taste of…
Pasta with Simple No-Cook Tomato Sauce
How strange the world is since I started writing about food. Whoever thought our ability to travel, work, educate our children, spend time with each other, even shop, could have changed so monumentally. The way we think about our health, our choices, our future – seem so huge, so all-encompassing it is almost impossible to…
Chicken Cacciatore
One of the most often cooked ingredients in my kitchen is chicken pieces. Legs and thighs mainly, although I do like Marylands (a combination of both) when I can find them. Apart from being an incredibly economical ingredient, chicken pieces are just so versatile. As with any kind of meat, it always tastes better when…
Simple Green Salad
You know when you follow a recipe for something new and at the end, it suggests serving with a ‘simple green salad’? This is that salad. I’m almost embarrassed to write about it, it’s just so simple, something I throw together without even thinking about. It isn’t something I weigh, use spoon or cup measures….
Fig and Almond Roulade
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but since Covid 19 reared its ugly head, there seems to be a lot more home cooking going on. My Instagram and Facebook feeds are packed with everyday people making some pretty fancy recipes. The type they most likely wouldn’t have tried before due to lack of time, more…
Gnocchetti with Lamb Ragu
Taste of Harmony for 2020 is fast approaching and once again I have been asked to be an ambassador for this incredible initiative to celebrate cultural diversity through food. I will always stand behind the notion of experiencing food from other cultures and keeping the recipes from your own culture alive. Food is such a…
Fettuccine three ways – because why only have one?
Have you ever been to an Italian restaurant and wanted to order pasta, but couldn’t decide which one? I love ordering fresh pasta, especially when I travel to Italy, but I can never decide on the sauce. On a trip to Orvieto a few years ago, a beautiful medieval town not far from Rome, we…
Best Ever Gingerbread
OK, that might be a pretty big statement, but this gingerbread recipe really is the best. Seriously. It is ridiculously easy to make, works every single time and delivers deliciously gingery biscuits guaranteed. This recipe is very dear to my heart, I have been making it for as long as I can remember (and I…
Cantucci
Cantucci are traditional almond biscuits similar to ‘biscotti’ that originated from the Italian region of Tuscany. They are delicious, but very hard in texture so what most Italians would do is dunk them in their morning coffee, or in a glass of Vin Santo, which softens them up just enough to devour easily. Vin Santo…
Positano – Path of the Gods
If you think all there is to do in Positano is lay around on the beach, looking up at the pastel coloured buildings perched precariously off rocky cliffs while sipping on your Aperol Spritz, you’re wrong. Sure, the beach is nice, so is the Spritz, but the best view of Positano is way, way up…